50th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards
The winners of the 50th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards were presented on Monday, October 20, 2025.
News
Neighbourhood Retail and Services Study
Planning and Housing Committee City of Toronto100 Queen Street WestToronto ON M5H 2N2 Re: PH25.3 – Community Within Reach: Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Neighbourhood Retail and Services Study – Phase Three Final Report (Ward All) Dear Chair Perks and Members of the Committee, The ABC Residents Association (ABCRA) represents residents in the area …
Emergency repair of sewer infrastructure at the intersection of Yonge St. and Roxborough St. E.
Start date: October 21, 2025
End date: TBD
Toronto Water’s contractor, Utility Force Construction Inc., is currently attending to an emergency sewer and watermain repair at the intersection of Yonge Street and Roxborough Street East. Roxborough Street East is closed to through traffic in both directions. Two-way traffic on Yonge Street is being maintained. Repairs are expected to take 3-4 weeks.
Bubble Zone Bylaw
On May 22nd, Toronto City Council adopted a bylaw which restricts demonstrations in our city to 50 metres from schools, daycares, and places of worship.
Many have raised concerns over the protection of free speech as enshrined by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This is a deeply cherished right of every citizen and one which I hold dearly. This legislation, however, does not prevent anyone from protesting. Rather, this bylaw creates a modest space for those wishing to enter their community centres to do so.
AGM June 10 – call for nominations & volunteers
Virtual Meeting
Get more involved with your residents’ association today!
We are seeking new volunteers to help shape and drive ABCRA’s activities as our neighbourhood continues to evolve and grow. YOU can help improve our community by serving on the Board of Directors, helping out regularly as a street representative, or just occasionally on special projects and committees. You’ll be contributing to making your community a better place to live.
Massive new Toronto co-op project will offer hundreds of affordable and market-priced units — in technicolour
Designs for a massive new housing development across from Scarborough’s Kennedy GO station look something like a technicolour game of Connect Four.
Hundreds of windows on three different towers are framed in circles of concrete, stained to vivid shades of yellow, orange, blue and red. The towers sit on a wide, interconnected base, which the architects say will be home to gathering spots, community gardens and a blanket of greenery.
Councillor Saxe Speaks
During the April meeting of Toronto City Council, Councillor Saxe spoke about the state of congestion in Toronto, and how best to tackle it. Here’s what Councillor Saxe had to say:
Councillor Saxe on Congestion & Bikes
For more information, read the expert testimony from the court case.
Ontario is scaling back species at risk protections, worrying advocates and inviting federal intervention
Ontario’s government wants to “unleash” its resources with sweeping changes to its laws on protecting species at risk aimed at speeding up environmental approvals. Ontario’s current Endangered Species Act will be replaced completely with a new Species Conservation Act if the current bill becomes law. One of the most significant changes is to the definition of …
Hooray! Rosedale subway station landscaping underway
The construction that began in 2022 to make Rosedale subway station accessible with the addition of two elevators is almost complete!
Landscaping work has started and should be completed soon.
Urgent Action Item – Sign Petition to Save Our School Pools
Ward 12 Councillor Josh Matlow is drawing attention to this issue and asking for our support to help keep Toronto public school pools open.
A report to be tabled at the Toronto District School Board meeting on Wednesday, April 30, proposes closing all 66 pools in Toronto’s public schools due to funding cuts from the Provincial Government. This would include 27 pools permitted and used by the City of Toronto in city swimming programs.